His two rivals favor continued dialogue with the North and express reservations, even flashes of resentment, toward American policy in the region.

Alba also targeted the local Catholic nobility, who favored dialogue and opposed outside intervention.

The actions of the Chinese church, he said, "do not favor such dialogue but instead create new obstacles against it."

Today, Paris's international peace initiatives are often in line with those of the Holy See, who favors dialogue on a global level.

But Mr. Jumblatt stopped short of forcefully calling for Hezbollah's disarmament, saying instead that he favored "dialogue."

He had been sentenced to eight years in prison for conducting the opinion poll, which showed that 74 percent of Iranians favored dialogue with the United States.

Inclusivists ardently favor interreligious dialogue and recognize God's saving activity in other religions.

China and South Korea favor further dialogue.

Biden favors open dialogue with North Korea and describes them as a "paper tiger", unable to directly cause harm to America.

Today, Canada's international preoccupations in favor of justice and peace are often in line with those of Rome, who favors dialogue on a global level.